Simplified procedure to evaluate head losses in drip irrigation laterals

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 525-532

  Provenzano, Giuseppe ^a   Pumo, Domenico ^a   Di Dio, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drip irrigation; Head loss; Irrigation pipes; Pipeline design

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FRICTION; PRESSURE DROP; WATER PIPELINES;

DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM; HEAD LOSS; IRRIGATION PIPES; PIPELINE DESIGN;

IRRIGATION;

DESIGN; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PIPELINE;

EID: 28844447897     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(2005)131:6(525)     Document Type: Article

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